The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-10
CITY NOTES.
NEITHER HOT NOR COLD

NEITHER HOT NOR COLD,
The melancholy days have come,
The oldest of the lot;
Too cool to take our fiannels off
To keep them On-tOO hot.
The man that would grumble at this
weather would grumble to die.
The trees are putting on their summer
foliage, and some of the more forward
are in bloom.
Business was not on a great rush yes
terday, although large number of ladies
were out shopping.
Rev. A. A. Presbrey, who is now sta
toned at Green Cove Spring, WAS i'm
town yesterday. and called at THE News
office.
The dance to-morrOw night at the
Guards Armory is all the talk in society
circles. Some pretty costumes will be
worn, and ever, body is anticipating a
nice time.
The fishermen report good luck, and
they are making some very good catches
of fine shad. Those who go out Just for
sport also report good times. and they
bring in some fine fish occasiC nally.
MIR. Jos. Roseqheimer, one of the lead
ing and enterprising boot and shoe mer-
chants Of Savannah, was in town yester-
LAY circulating among his customers and
friends. He sells large quantities of
goods in Florida.
Messrs. F-rtrees < Co. yesterday re
ceived carload of fine horses from
tennessee, which are now on exhibition
at their stables. Some splendid family
horses are in the lot. and they will be
sold at very low prices.
There was a very pleasant dance al the
Putnam House Tuesday evening. which
was greatly enjoyed by the young people
Of the city and the guests of the house.
Tonight there will be another dance,
which will be just as enjoyable.
The passenger trains going and coming
on the railroads leading int PaIatka are
crowded with passengers daily, and. if
it is Only because our visitors find more
pleasure in the country districts.
Shields Circus will be here on Friday
and Saturday, and will exhibit on the
old Larkin House lot, in front of the
post office. The circus is playing to a
good business in South Florida and will
no doubt delight hundreds of the little
ones about Palatka.
H. xr.l 1saI
dispatch yesterday from Washington.
giving some important inside war news.
The Doctor showed the telegram To only
a few of his more intimate friends, and
we are unable to make the contents
public. He looked as il he was ready to
volunteer to assist the Government.
The school two miles west of Palatka,
CT which Rev. Mr.. Moore is the teacher,
observed Arbor Day yesterday, and the
children planted out a large number of
oak, orange, mulberries and other trees
and flowers on the school grounds.
These trees, when they grow up, will
make the school grounds very attire
tive.
The shad fishermen report the heaviest
run of shad for the season on Saturday
and Sunday nights. and ON Monday
night the eight boats in Reynolds camp.
at Nh. E. s. Bugby's place, IN East Pa
Iatka, caught twenty-five hundred very
fine shad. These fish sell for good
prices in the Northern markets and large
lots are shipped from here daily.
Mr.. Henry l.. Lilisathal was elected
mayor of Sanford on Monday last, by
Just one vote. 1t was thought at first
that the vote was a tie, but on recount
MFR. Lilienthal was found to have one
vote the advantage. 1t was one of the
closest fought elections ever held in
Florida. MIR. Lilienthal is a live, push
ing and 60 ahead young man. and will
administer the affairs of Sanford in a
manner that will no doubt satisfy the